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university research

Think universities are making lots of money from inventions? Think again

Some institutions are working to improve weak returns from licensing and patents

Universities, Inc.

by Jon Marcus  – January 17, 2020

school funding

“Kids who have less, need more”: The fight over school funding

A child who shows promise struggles to make it in middle school as state and national leaders debate if the country is doing enough to educate vulnerable students.

Race and Equity

by Nichole Dobo  – December 19, 2019

music in schools

Low-income districts find ways to help students make music

Though wealth gaps remain, more American kids at all income levels get music in school now than 20 years ago

Arts Education

by Lillian Mongeau  – December 16, 2019

Mississippi

The largely poor and rural state of Mississippi suffers from the highest rate of childhood poverty in the country, along with some of the lowest scores on standardized tests. A legacy of racism and segregation are among the roadblocks that keep the children of Mississippi from reaching their full potential.
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As cities dole out billions in subsidies to developers, teachers ask: What about us?

Educators in Chicago and elsewhere are rallying against economic development programs they say benefit corporations at the expense of schools

K-12

by Sophie Kasakove  – December 13, 2019

free speech on campus

COLUMN: We must not allow bigots on campus to hide behind free speech

Academic freedom and the spread of hate are incompatible at an institution of learning

Race and Equity

by  Andre Perry  – November 27, 2019

math and reading scores

COLUMN: As Republicans stress political fiction over facts, students’ math and reading scores fall

GOP remedy for the decline? More of the policies that may have prompted it 

Race and Equity

by  Andre Perry  – November 6, 2019

TOPS

How Louisiana’s richest students go to college on the backs of the poor

The state’s TOPS scholarship program and state budget formulas handicap less-advantaged students and colleges, and it’s a national trend

Higher Education

by Emmanuel Felton  – October 30, 2019

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COLUMN: Elizabeth Warren shows she understands education in ways charter advocates did not

Linking housing and education gets at the root of the problem in our education system

Race and Equity

by  Andre Perry  – October 28, 2019

Black college students in Illinois get the short end of the financial stick

Illinois is spending more on higher ed overall but less on financial aid, as pension plans gobble funding

Divided We Learn

by  Delece Smith-Barrow  – October 25, 2019

Many HBCUs are teetering between surviving and thriving

These storied schools are largely responsible for the nation’s black middle class. They are also on the brink of financial ruin.

Race and Equity

by  Delece Smith-Barrow  – October 23, 2019

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